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Edwin Pratt

Case from Shoreline, WA dated Jan 26, 1969

Victim Details

Edwin T. Pratt

Male

Black / African American

Shoreline

WA

1969-01-26

38

Edwin

Pratt

07/08/2026

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On a snowy evening in Shoreline, Washington, on January 26, 1969, Edwin Pratt, a 38-year-old Black man, was at home with his family. A prominent figure in the community, Pratt served as the Executive Director of the Seattle Urban League and was a leading voice in the civil rights movement, advocating for integrated housing and schools. That night, a sound, possibly like a snowball hitting a window, drew him to his front door. As he opened it to investigate, he was met with a fatal shotgun blast ...
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